Epoxy-based nanocomposites containing sustainable fillers for the realization of speckle patterns for digital image correlation analysis by Michele Perrella, Aurelio Bifulco, Antonio Aronne, Claudio Imparato, Immacolata Climaco, Mattia Bartoli, Matteo Bruno, Gabriele Cricrì, Enrico Armentani

“…The DIC experimental set-up requires a speckle pattern. In this work a new epoxy-based nanocomposite, containing TiO2 nanoparticles and coffee-derived biochar fillers, was developed to obtain an ecofriendly flame-retardant material with suitable mechanical and optical properties for its use as speckle pattern for DIC applications. …”
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Is There an Association between Sleeping Patterns and Other Environmental Factors with Obesity and Blood Pressure in an Urban African Population? by Sandra Pretorius, Simon Stewart, Melinda J Carrington, Kim Lamont, Karen Sliwa, Nigel J Crowther

“…Beyond changing dietary patterns, there is a paucity of data to fully explain the high prevalence of obesity and hypertension in urban African populations. …”
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Recurrence patterns and evolution of submicroscopic and asymptomatic Plasmodium vivax infections in malaria-endemic areas of the Peruvian Amazon. by Stefano S Garcia Castillo, Caroline Abanto Alvarez, Ángel Rosas-Aguirre, Carlos Acosta, Rodrigo M Corder, Joaquín Gómez, Mitchel Guzmán, Niko Speybroeck, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas, Marcia C Castro, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Marcelo U Ferreira, Joseph M Vinetz, Dionicia Gamboa, Katherine Torres

“…Through the analysis of the evolution scenarios of P. vivax recurrences, it is possible to have a more complete vision of how the transmission pattern changes over time and is conditioned by different factors.…”
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Spatial Patterns and Functioning of Water Springs in the Sacred Landscape Structure: The Case of Lviv and Volyn Oblasts of Ukraine by Olena Mishchenko, Valerii Petlin, Serhii Puhach

“…The identified spatial patterns of sacred spring distribution within Lviv and Volyn oblasts indicate that their location, concentration, and functioning depend on the characteristics of the surrounding natural environment. …”
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Impact of climate changes on Arizona State precipitation patterns using high-resolution climatic gridded datasets by Hayder H. Kareem, Shahla Abdulqader Nassrullah

“…These impacts often result in quick and gradual changes in water resources, environmental conditions, and weather patterns. A geographical study was conducted in Arizona State, USA, to examine monthly precipitation concentration rates over time. …”
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From personality diagnosis to pattern diagnosis: the experience of researching persons who have committed terrorist crimes by N.P. Nichiporenko, I.I. Patsakula, I.Sh. Galiev

“…</strong> This article analyzes the results of a case study of a group of people influenced by radical ideology, discusses the possibility of shifting the research focus from the diagnosis of deviant personality to the diagnosis of developmental disorders and from the description of patterns of deviant behavior to the description of the pattern of adaptation. …”
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Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Practice Patterns in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium Study by Cristin D. W. Kaspar, Keia Sanderson, Seza Ozen, Priya S. Verghese, Megan Lo, Timothy E. Bunchman, Scott E. Wenderfer, Jason Kidd

“…Objective. To assess practice pattern similarities and differences amongst pediatric rheumatologists and nephrologists in the management of pediatric Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA). …”
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Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Coastal Landscape Patterns Using the GEE Cloud Platform and Landsat Time Series by Chao Chen, Jintao Liang, Taohua Ren, Yi Wang, Zhisong Liu

“…The Hangzhou Bay region was selected for conducting land-use classification and landscape patterns analysis. The results indicate that, during nearly four decades, with the continuous expansion of the urban, the urbanization process has accelerated, and the construction land has expanded by 6.93 times. …”
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The Impact of Electrophysiological Diversity on Pattern Completion in Lithium Nonresponsive Bipolar Disorder: A Computational Modeling Approach by Abraham Nunes, Selena Singh, Anouar Khayachi, Shani Stern, Thomas Trappenberg, Martin Alda

“…Excitability variance, specifically hyperexcitability, increased the number of spuriously active neurons, increasing false alarm rates and producing pattern completion deficits. Excessive inhibition also induces pattern completion deficits by limiting the number of correctly active neurons during pattern retrieval. …”
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Treatment patterns and steroid dose for adult minimal change disease relapses: A retrospective cohort study. by Takaya Ozeki, Masahiko Ando, Makoto Yamaguchi, Takayuki Katsuno, Sawako Kato, Yoshinari Yasuda, Naotake Tsuboi, Shoichi Maruyama

“…We described the treatment pattern of adult MCD patients and evaluated the appropriate steroid dose for relapse treatment.…”
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Genome-wide identification and gene expression pattern analysis of the glycoside hydrolase family 1 in Fagopyrum tataricum by Haizhu Yang, Xin Yao, Weijiao Wu, Ailing He, Chao Ma, Sanwei Yang, Jingjun Ruan

“…Additionally, we analyzed the tissue expression specificity of 10 FtBGLU genes during Tartary buckwheat growth and development and their expression patterns under adversity stress and hormone treatments. …”
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Sex-Specific Associations of Childhood BMI Patterns with Cardiometabolic Risk: An 11-Year Korean Longitudinal Study by Hyo-Jin Kim, Sarang Jeong, Joo Hyun Lim, Dankyu Yoon

“…Multivariable linear regression was used to examine the associations between BMI patterns and cardiometabolic risk factors, with adjustments for covariates. …”
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Longitudinal Treatment Patterns of Chorea in North American Patients with Huntington’s Disease: Data from Enroll-HD by Erin Furr Stimming, Daniel O. Claassen, Ginny P. Sen, Olga Klepitskaya, Michael Serbin, Hyunwoo Kim, Sean C. Hinton, Dietrich Haubenberger

“…The objective of this study was to assess the presence and severity of chorea, chorea pharmacotherapy, and treatment practice, and patterns in a large natural-history cohort with Huntington’s disease. …”
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Influence of Water Immersion on Coal Rocks and Failure Patterns of Underground Coal Pillars Considering Strength Reduction by Haihua Zhu, Peitao Wang, Kewei Zhang, Yijun Gao, Zhenwu Qi, Meifeng Cai

“…The mechanical reduction relationship is utilized to analyze the failure patterns of coal pillars in underground reservoirs. …”
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Variation characteristics of soil erosion and their response to landscape patterns in a typical basin in the Upper Yangtze River by Kaixin Jiang, Shuhong Mo, Jingzhe Zhang, Kunxia Yu, Zhanbin Li

“…It focuses on the relationship between land use, landscape patterns, and soil erosion in this typical basin in the UYR. …”
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Outdoor thermal performance of urban development patterns in Greater Adelaide since the late 19th century by Yue Liu, Yuhan Zhang, Ehsan Sharifi, Yaqiao Liu, Qiqi Liu, David Kroll

“…Abstract Extreme heat events have become more common and more severe during summer than ever before as a result of the warming climate in Australia. …”
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Mixed Signals: interpreting mixing patterns of different soil bioturbation processes through luminescence and numerical modelling by W. M. van der Meij, S. Riedesel, S. Riedesel, T. Reimann

“…Despite its importance, fundamental knowledge on how different organisms and processes impact the rates and patterns of soil mixing during bioturbation is lacking. …”
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Impacts of climate change on hydrological patterns and implications for hydroelectric power generation in Khimti River Basin, Nepal by Deepak Chaulagain, Ram Lakhan Ray, Abdulfatai Olatunji Yakub, Noel Ngando Same, Jaebum Park Jong, Wook Roh, Dongjun Suh, Jeong-Ok Lim, Jeung-Soo Huh

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Diagnostic value of the integral assessment of electroencephalographic pattern in patients in the acute period of spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage by A. A. Kuznietsov

“…The patients with type II of EEG pattern were characterized by more severe brain impairment (ICH score 3 (2; 4) versus 0 (0; 1), P < 0.0001). …”
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Real-world treatment patterns and clinical outcomes in patients with follicular lymphoma: a SEER-Medicare analysis by Dai Chihara, Shibing Yang, Savreet Bains Chawla, Guihua Zhang, Anthony Wang, Junhua Yu, Donald Arnette, Fernando Rivas Navarro, Julie Blaedel, Alex Mutebi

“…This study describes real-world treatment patterns and outcomes among older patients with FL in the United States. …”
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